Chaska Sweeps Kennedy

#1 posting 10.13.2006
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GOPHERS PREVIEW
The MN Daily looks at the two games coming up this weekend with Indiana and #9 Purdue. The Gophers hope to break the attendance record with $1 night at Williams Arena on Saturday night.

ACADEMIC AWARD PAPERWORK DUE
Coaches---your MN HS volleyball team academic and individual academic awards are due on Oct. 23.

MN HS ACTION
Chaska beat Bloomington Kennedy in a battle of Lake Conference heavyweights 19, 19, 18. From the Chaska Herald.

Rogers took out Monticello in five winning all the odd number games. Rogers is now in 3rd in the Mississippi 8.
Osseo had brooms for Elk River 17, 22, 19.
Both stories from the Elk River Star News.

East met West and it was all East in the battle of Mankato 14, 13, 21. From the Mankato Free Press.

#9AA Byron started out strong at Zumbrota-Mazeppa with at 25-5 win, then went on to win 25-13, and 25-21. Byron had a team hitting efficiency of .324.
Jill Storlie and Ashley Pyfferoen each had 8 kills. Nicole Koester added 6 kills and Racquel Reker 5. Pyfferoen had 7 digs, Storlie had 6, and Ginna Hanks had 4. Reker and Pyfferoen each had 3 block and Storlie had 5 ace blocks. Koester had 3 ace serves. Brittlyn Olson had 10 set assists, Chelsea Dinsdale had 5, and Steph Vosberg had 4.
Byron's overall record is 20-5 and 9-1 in the HVL.
The Bears will play host to Triton in their final regular season match on Tues.

Fergus Falls stopped Sartell's seven game winning streak with a sweep. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.
Underwood swept Park Christian earlier in the week. Also from the FFDJ.

JUCO ACTION
Mesabi Range beat back Hibbing CC in a sweep in MN North Conference action. With the win Mesabi Range is alone in 2nd place behind Central Lakes. Story from the Hibbing Daily Tribune.
Earlier Itasca beat Hibbing in five. From the Grand Rapids Herald-Review.

PLAYER FEATURE
Amber Brant, Hibbing is a "quiet leader" according to the Hibbing Daily Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
DIGS
5 games
AAA
Kendra Black, Rogers 23 vs Monticello 3-2
A
Kelly Lehn, Rothsay 28 vs Battle Lake 3-2
Allison Melkert, Rothsay 25 vs Battle Lake 3-2
3 games
AAA
Kacey Franklin, Fergus Falls 20 vs Sartell 3-0

KILLS
5 games
AAA
Erica Sudduth, Rogers 15 vs Monticello 3-2
A
Sam Lindstedt, Rothsay 20 vs Battle Lake 3-2
Kelly Lehn, Rothsay 16 vs Battle Lake 3-2
3 games
AAA
Sam Revering, Fergus Falls 15 vs Sartell 3-0
A
Calie Rittenour, Underwood 17 vs Park Christian 3-0

Next up: more Thursday HS action later this afternoon